# Live Session Details for Day 3: North America

**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/live-session-details-for-day-3-north-america/8057
**Category:** Day 3 Latin America and North America
**Created:** [October 7, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/live-session-details-for-day-3-north-america/8057 "2025-10-07T17:36:49Z")
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### Author: ![OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/oegconnect/32/91_2.png) [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/live-session-details-for-day-3-north-america/8057/1 "2025-10-07T17:36:49Z")

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Join us for today’s live sessions 2025-10-16T18:00:00Z→2025-10-16T19:30:00Z Snapshot Talks and Panel Discussion from North America

## Recording Now Available

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vI-0qLhbWA0/maxresdefault.jpg "OEGlobal Tour Day 3: North America") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI-0qLhbWA0)

## Details

### Welcome and Opening

- **Robert Lawson** , Norquest College, OEGlobal Board member, Alberta, Canada
- **Heather Blicher** , Open Education Global, Virginia, USA
- **Liz Yata** , Open Education Global, California, USA

### Panel Discussion - Open Education Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Direction in North America

#### Panelists (in alphabetical order)

- **Nicole Allen** , Director of Open Education at SPARC, Washington DC, USA
- **Shinta Hernandez** , Dean of MC Online and Academic Support with Montgomery College and the past CCCOER Executive Council President, Maryland, USA
- **Leticia Kanywuiro** , M.Ed. student and Research Assistant at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, Canada
- **Andrea Scott,** Director of Open Educational Resources with Salt Lake Community College and CCCOER Executive Council President, Utah, USA

[📺 Watch Recording](https://www.youtube.com/live/vI-0qLhbWA0?si=KMwVIWKsnRYvQhK0&t=518)  
[💬 Continue the discussion](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/day-2-cross-regional-panel-discussion-open-education-opportunities-challenges-and-future-directions/8390)

### Snapshot Talks:

- BCcampus: Open Education Capacity and Maturity Research, **Clint LaLonde** , Interim Executive Director & **Josie Gray** , Interim Director of Open Education, British Columbia, Canada

- The CUNY 1969 Project, **Dr. Hamad Sindhi** , Digital Pedagogy Manager for the Center for Teaching & Learning, Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, USA

- TRauma-Informed Perspective (TRIP) Guidebook, **Beth Needham** , Academic Advisor and Instructor, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

- Open Education Association, **Aishah Abdullah** , Open Education Project Manager at SPARC, Maryland, USA

- Open for AntiRacism Program, **Laura Dunn** , OFAR Program Director, California & Hawaii, USA

- eCampus Ontario’s Open Library and Initiatives, **Sarah Sooknanan** , Coordinator, Programs and Services, Ontario, Canada

### Closing Remarks

- **Robert Lawson** , Norquest College

Optional After-Session Conversations - Stay online to meet and connect with attendees

**What we’ll be talking about …**  
We’ll be asking the following questions … You can share your experiences by hitting reply below!

- Is Open Education still relevant for North America?
- What are the Open Education Opportunities in North America?
- What are the Open Education Challenges in North America?
- What is the Future Direction for Open Education?
- What do you think the impact of AI will be in North America?
- What are the research priorities in the field? Share any gaps you can see.
- What is being done at the moment? Share the practical steps that have been taken.

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### OEGlobal Tour 2025 Navigation

[🗓 General Calendar](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/general-calendar-of-events/8050) plus links to daily events

[🔼 Main Space](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2025/) virtual lobby for the Tour  
[▶ Welcome](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/welcome-to-the-oeglobal-tour-2025/8041) Greeting and Meeting  
[▶ Tour Information](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2025/info/104) How to Participate, What to See and Do

[▶ Day 1 Middle East, Asia, & Oceania](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2025/day-1/105)  
[▶ Day 2 Africa and Europe](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2025/day-2/106)  
[▶ Day 3 Latin America and North America](https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/oeg-2025/day-3/107)  
[▶ OE Award Winners Ceremony](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/live-announcement-2025-oeawards/8044)